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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1917

1,598 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 4 of 80

Cigarette Lit in Court

Leader · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 4

By lighting a cigarette, a young man in the Port Melbourne court on Wednesday rooming directed the attention to his inebriated condition…

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Woman Doped Money and Jewellry Taken. Returned Soldier Charged. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 4

John Towers (33), a returned soldier, was charged at the Central Police Court this morning with stealing £7 in cash and £22 worth of jewellery, the…

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Licensing Court

National Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 3

Messrs. C. Jennings P.M., E. T. Webb and J. W. Percival J's P. occupied the bench at the Bathurst Licensing Court yesterday, when…

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Small Debts Court

National Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 3

Mr. C. Jennings P.M., presided at the Bathurst Small Debts Court yesterday. Hubert Foss, carter, proceeded against Jerome W. Maguire…

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'Kaiser Better Than King" I.W.W. Man's Views. and Magistrate's Finding. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 2

Dam[?] Murphy (47) was charged at the Water Police Court to-day with having used insulting language and seditious words to Robert Sayer, a…

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Murder Charge Young Man Indicted. Death of Little Girl. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 2

Christian William Benzing (22) was before the Central Police Court this morning on a charge of having murdered Mira Small, aged 12, at Rockdale…

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Punched His Head Solicitors Fight in Court. Fined for Contempt. Melbourne

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 3

A sensation was created in the District Court to-day by an open fight between two of the counsel engaged in a case…

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Mr, Saunders a Licensing Magistrate

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 22 January 1917 · page 2

The "Guardian" has to congratulate Ald. Joseph Saunders. J.P. on his appointment as a member of the Mudgee Licensing Court. The…

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The Park Escapades Further Police Court Investigation. Anothe Delinquent Fined

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 22 January 1917 · page 2

The New Year morning park escapades further occupied the attention of Mr. M'Mahon, P.M., at the Mudgee Police Court this…

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Generous Police

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 22 January 1917 · page 2

The Matron of the Mudgee and District Hospital recently acknowledged the donation of the price of a new bed by the police at Mudgee…

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The Old Year Out. and the New Year In. Youthful Pranks. an Army of Lads Before the Court

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 22 January 1917 · page 1

The alleged questionable methods adopted by a number of youths in bidding good bye to the old year and welcoming the new was the reason of…

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Mining Warden's Court

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 23 January 1917 · page 2
Also in National Advocate

Before Mr. A. C. Burke, Warden, in the Bathurst Warden's Court yesterday an application for authority to enter portion 125, in the partish of…

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Sunday Ibeer Bootmaker's Bad Luck. Police Seize the Ale. Accused Pined £2. and Loses the Beer

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 23 January 1917 · page 1

Edward Sidney Allman, 39, was charged at the Bathurst Police Court yesterday before Mr. C. Jennings, P.M., with having in his possession on Sunday two…

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Orange Police Court

Leader · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 1

Mr. Malone, P.M., was on the bench yesterday morning at this court. A NIGHT OUT. Annie Schofield, a stranger to the…

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The Peisley Street Burglary

Leader · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 4

One of the most daring burglaries ever committed in Orange was perpetrated at about 3 o'clock on Monday morning, at Mr. H. Schmidt's…

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Ex-Jockey Sentenced

National Advocate · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 2

At the Orange Police Court, James Byrnes, at one time a jockey, more or less well-known in the west, was sentenced to a month's imprisonment…

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Lieutenant Charged. Sydney

Leader · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 2

Lieut. David Clayton Howell Price was charged at the central to-day with knowingly claiming the pay of Lieut. Downey, while Lieut,…

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Lithgow Police Court. Tuesday, January 23. (Before Mr. C. Jennings, P.m.) Important Furniture Case

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 2

John Paton was charged with having between December 14 and December 20, stolen one table, two chairs two springs mattress, and one flock mattress, of the value of £5 5s…

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